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Mahroo Moshari

Therapist · New York

Warm, culturally aware psychotherapist focused on practical change

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Mahroo Moshari
Credentials
LCSW
License
LCSW, New York · 089062
NPI
1033371026
Experience
20 years
Languages
English, Italian, Persian
Location
New York
  • Client-centered focus
  • Practical coping skills
  • Culturally sensitive care

About Mahroo

Mahroo Moshari is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in New York. She brings about 20 years of experience helping people who are feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or uncertain about next steps. Her work emphasizes respect for cultural background and practical steps clients can use right away.

She uses a mix of approaches chosen to fit each person. Sessions focus on building self-awareness and practical coping skills. Clients learn to recognize negative thoughts, handle stress, and improve communication with others.

Moshari has long experience supporting people through anxiety, depression, grief, and life transitions. She also helps with parenting challenges, relationship concerns, sleep problems, and issues like codependency and low self-esteem. Her background includes extensive work with youth and families and with people navigating immigration and acculturation stress.

In sessions she blends client-centered listening with concrete techniques from cognitive and emotion-focused therapies. She uses motivational interviewing and narrative ideas when they fit the goal. The emphasis is on small, manageable changes that add up over time.

Clients can expect a collaborative tone where goals are set together. She aims to build trust, respect, and a bit of humor while teaching problem-solving tools. The approach is practical: skills to reduce panic or worry, ways to improve communication, and steps toward stronger self-esteem.

How therapeutic approaches guide online work

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding each person's unique experience. The therapist reflects feelings and priorities so people feel heard and can make their own choices. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and behavior and teaches practical tools to change unhelpful thinking patterns and reduce anxiety or depression. Emotionally-Focused Therapy, or EFT, helps people identify and respond to the emotions that drive their reactions, which can improve communication and closeness in relationships.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work with each person to choose techniques that match their goals, needs, and preferences. That collaborative process means plans can change as goals evolve and new challenges arise.

Confirm current session options before booking, since formats are not specified here. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and avoid travel time. It also makes it possible to continue care through life transitions and to use therapeutic exercises between meetings. Licensed professionals often adapt the same approaches used in person to an online setting so clients can build skills and track progress over time.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Family conflictsParenting issuesSelf esteemDepressionCoping with life changes

Also works with

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesSleeping disordersAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

Adoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHoardingImmigration issuesImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

20+ years

Credentials

New York

Languages

English, Italian, Persian

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she help with?

She works with anxiety, depression, grief, stress, and relationship struggles. Additional focus areas include parenting, codependency, low self-esteem, trauma, sleep problems, and career concerns.

What is her therapy style like?

Her style is collaborative and client-centered with practical techniques added in. Sessions combine listening with exercises to change thought patterns and improve emotions and relationships.

How much experience does she have?

She has about 20 years of clinical experience working in multicultural settings and with youth and families.

What credentials and location should I know about?

She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in New York and practices in New York.

Which languages are supported in sessions?

Sessions are offered in English, Italian, and Persian.

Can people outside the United States work with her?

She does not accept international clients at this time.

How are session fees handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin if I want to work together?

Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

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